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Help transform lives this Lent

Anglican Missions' 2026 Lenten appeal is calling for donations to help resource-stretched communities in Africa and the Pacific to transform their lives through: improved food security, water management and disaster resilience.

Book opens Safe Church roadmap

Taonga Editor Julanne Clarke-Morris finds unexpected riches in the pages of Jacinda Thompson's 2026 must-read roadmap on how to identify and prevent abuse in caring professions.

Christ Church Cathedral books out

Christchurch's Cathedral in the Square has booked out for exhibition tours this week, as 1500 people rushed to visit a new show highlighting fragments of the city's history.

Anglicans asked to carbon fast

The Anglican Communion Environmental Network for 2026 is inviting Anglicans to follow "easy to manage" ways to care for Creation on each day of Lent this year.

Hāhi respond in hard hit areas

Te Pīhopatanga o Aotearoa has reported that Māori Anglican church communities have been responding with care as devastating storms swept the North Island last month hitting hard in communities from Northland, to Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and down to Te Tairāwhiti.

Watch our words on disability

The 2026 Disability Ministry Lenten resources are asking Anglicans to focus on how the words we use can either empower or disempower disabled people in our communities.

Orongonui ministry kura grows

Māori Anglican ministry education is thriving in Te Tai Tokerau, with 53 students enrolled in courses this year designed to enable Mihingare ministry with whānau across the north.

Waitangi karakia centres unity

After 186 years, Te Hāhi Mihinare remains at the heart of the Waitangi Day story. As thousands gather to mark Waitangi Day this 6 February, karakia will open the day, led by church leaders gathered at Te Whare Rūnanga on the Treaty grounds. 
• Read Archbishop Justin Duckworth's reflections on the way to Waitangi 2026

Families face school cost woes

Anglicans are looking for ways to support financially-stressed families as the school year starts, with Anglican social service teams highlighting how empty household coffers make returning to school a tough time.


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